Circumferentially traveling type tire removing tool



1952 c. WENDELKEN' CIRCUMFERENTIALLY TRAVELING TYPE TIRE REMOVING TOOL Filed May 17, 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET l INVENTOR ATTORNEYS,

Oct. 28, 1&52 c, WENDELKEN 2,615,507

CIRCUMFERENTIALLY TRAVELING TYPE TIRE REMOVING TOOL 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 Filed May 17, 1950 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Oct 28, 1952 ATENT OFFICE.-

CIRCUMFERENTIALLY TRAVELING TYPE TIRE REMOVING TOOL I Charles Wendelken, Austin, Tex. Application May 17, 1950, Serial No. 162,486

This invention relates to a tool designed for use in separating tire beads of automobile tires from the bead beds of the wheels on which they are positioned and to which the tires frequently become secured.

An important object of the invention is to provide a tool of this character which will insure the complete insertion of the pressure foot of the tool, between the tire bead and flange of the wheel rim, and the retention of said pressure foot in this position, until the completion of the pressure stroke, thereby preventing slippage ofthe pressure foot.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tool of this character including a roller for contact with the edge of the center wheel hub opening, which is so constructed and arranged that the roller may be used to compensate for the variation of the distance from the edge of the wheel opening to the Wheel flange which is approximately one-half of an inch longer on the inner side of the automobile Wheel than at the outer side thereof, thus providing two. distances or lengths for the effective operation of the tool at both sides of the wheel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roller for engaging the edge of the center wheel hub opening to permit of free lateral radial action by the operation of lever l6 when it is desired to use the tool in stripping the tire from the rim, after completing the depression stroke.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pressure foot of a construction to. move between the tire bead and bead bed of the wheel to separate the tire from the wheel when pressure is brought to bear on the pressure foot.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departin from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental sectional view illustrating the tool as used at one side of a wheel.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental sectional view illustrating the tool as operated to force the tire bead from the bead bed of the wheel rim.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental sectional view illustrating the too1 as applied to the opposite side of the wheel.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective view illustrat- 2 Claims. (01. 157 1.22)

' having the bead bed I.

2 ing the roller end of the tool with tioned therein.

I Fig. 5 isa perspective view of the presser foot of the tool.

the roller posi- Referring' to the drawings in detail, the reference' character 5 indicates a motor vehicle wheel, which is provided with the usual rim 6 The reference character 8 indicates the tire which is positioned on the rim 6, the tire having the usual head 9, which is fitted in the bead bed 1, and which after considerable use, usually adheres to the bead bed, and can only be separated therefrom with difficulty, which frequently results in damage to the tire;

The tool forming the subject matter of the present invention, embodies th anchor fulcrum lever l0, which has one end thereof bent upon itself, providing a space in which the roller II is mounted, the roller H operating on the bolt l2.

This roller is of a construction providing a 1arge diameter [3 and a substantially small diameter 14, so that the difference in diameters of the roller section will compensate for th difference in the distance between the outer edge of the usual central wheel opening, and the outer edge of the rim, at opposite sides of the wheel.

The anchor fulcrum lever I0 is provided with an offset end portion [5, to which the main lever I6 is pivotally connected, the main lever having upstanding ears I1, between which the offset end portion I5 is pivotally connected as by means of the bolt l8. One end of the main lever I6 is extended rearwardly at l9 and then forwardly as at 20, providing the pressure foot, the free edge of the forwardly extended portion 20 being beveled as at 2| to wedge between the tire bead and bead bed of the wheel to separate the tire from the wheel.

The reference character 22 indicates a set screw which is seated in a threaded opening formed in the lever lo, the set screw being adjustable so that it will provide a stop for engagement with the lever l6 at a point directly over the pressure foot, restricting movement of the lever I6, to permit the device to be efiectively used in dislodging tires of various sizes, from their wheels.

In the operation of the tool, when the tire is to be removed from the rim, the tool is positioned in a manner as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawings. Downward pressure on the lever [B will operate to move the wide pressure foot 20 between the tire and rim, further pressure on lever l6 causing the tire to be forced away from the rim and into the wall of the rim, since the portion of the lever above member 19 is contacting with the screw, shifting the fulcrum of the lever to the roller end of the lever Ill. The tool is now positioned at the opposite side of the wheel and the small diameter of the roller moved against the edge of the central opening of the wheel to compensate for the additional length of this side of the wheel, between the central opening of the wheel and rim edge. r

The lever 18 is now forced downwardly, with the result that the pressure foot will move between the tire and rim separating the tire from the rim at this side of the wheel.

After the tire has been separated from its rim, the tire may be readily removed by the use of the usual tire irons, without the danger of damaging the tire or rim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A tool for removing tires from rims, comprising a fulcrum lever, a roller mounted at one end of said lever, said roller having multiple varying diameters, either of said roller diameters adapted to move over the wall of the central opening of the wheel with which the tool is, used, a main lever pivotally connected intermediate its ends to the other end of said fulcrum lever, a pressure foot formed at one end of the main lever, and said pressure foot adapted vto move between the wheeland tire when said'main lever is operated in one direction, separatingthe tire from the rim.

2. A tool for removing tires from rims comprising a fulcrum lever, a roller mounted at one end of said fulcrum lever, said roller having multiple diameters and adapted to move over the wall of the central opening of a wheel with which the tool is used, providing a bearing for the tool, a main lever pivotally connected with the end of the fulcrum lever opposite to the roller at a point intermediate the ends of the main lever, an extension forming apart ofthe main lever projecting inwardly underneath the fulcrum lever when in operative position, a pressure foot forming a part of the main lever, said pressure foot being wedge-shaped and insertible between the rim and tire being dismounted, when said main lever is moved in one direction, and a set screw carried by the fulcrum lever directly above the inwardly projecting extension and engaged by the main' lever, restricting pivotal movement of the main lever with respect to the fulcrum lever, when said main lever is operated in one direction.

CHARLES WENDELKEN.

REFEnENoEscrTEn g e The following references are of re'cordinl the file of this patent: I x

UNITED STATES PATENTS Kuhlmann Mari 21, 1950 

